Member Qualifications

What Not to Do

Rights and Responsibilities

Termination and Cancellation

Member Qualifications

Welcome to the Social! This code of conduct applies to the entire Zune service, including the Zune Online Community, Zune Cards, Zune Forums, and Zune Marketplace.  The Code of Conduct outlines the rules that you need to follow to ensure that Zune is a blast for everyone.

The Zune Online Community and Zune Forums are designed for individuals 13 years of age or older.  Individuals under the age of 13 may purchase content from the Zune Marketplace with parental consent. 

As a Member, you agree to comply with this Code of Conduct, and are responsible for all activities using your account and all content you post.  

What Not To Do

• Don't use the Zune Online Community, Zune Forums or anything else on the Zune Service to do anything illegal or fraudulent. Microsoft is not responsible for anything you say on the service/website or for anything that happens because of what you say; you alone are responsible.
• Don't harass, abuse, spam, threaten, bully, intimidate or stalk other members.
• Don't distribute, post, publish, upload, display, or link to any content (including images, audio, video, software, messages or text) that is, or could be considered to be, defamatory, obscene, sexually explicit, derogatory, inflammatory, malicious, fraudulent, deceptive,or  unlawful.   
• Don’t   distribute, post, publish, upload,  display,  or link to any content  that incites, advocates, promotes, depicts, constitutes or expresses child pornography,  profanity, hatred, bigotry, racism, illegal drug use, gratuitous or graphic violence or criminal or fraudulent activity.
• Don't, distribute, post, upload, display, or link to any content that infringes upon or violate the copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, publicity, privacy or other rights of any third party. 
• Don't post links to Web sites that violate the Code of Conduct.
• Don’t post your Zune card on Web sites that facilitate, enable, encourage or advocate illegal copying or unauthorized distribution of third party copyrighted material or any other illegal activity, contain explicit or obscene content or would otherwise violate the Code of Conduct.
• Don't give out information that personally identifies you (such as your real name, address, phone number, credit card number, etc.) on your user profile or in Zune forums. This information could be used by others for illegal or harmful purposes. Also, don't give out the personal information of other members.
• Don't create a Zune tag or motto that may offend other members.  This includes  comments that look, sound like, stand for, hint at, abbreviate, or insinuate any of the following: profane words/phrases, sexually explicit language, sexual innuendo, hate speech (including but not limited to racial, ethnic, or religious slurs), illegal drugs/controlled substances, or illegal activities.
• Don't create a Zune tag or motto that references controversial religious topics, notorious people, organizations, or sensitive current or historical events that may also be considered inappropriate.
• Don't post links to viruses or other materials that could harm other users' computers or would allow others to inappropriately access software or Web sites.
• Don't impersonate or harass Microsoft employees, moderators, or staff members.
• Don’t misrepresent yourself or the source of anything you post, including impersonation of another individual or entity.
• Don’t attempt to solicit, or collect personally identifiable information of any minor (anyone under the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence), including, but not limited to: name, email address, home address, phone number, or the name of their school.
• Don't engage in any non-Zune-related conversation that takes up a substantial amount of the forum space and prevents members from finding Zune-related information.
• Don't use the forums for any commercial purpose without the express consent of Zune.  You may only create an account for yourself as an individual. You may not create an account for your corporation or other business entity
• Don't attempt to circumvent any content filtering techniques we may employ or to defeat or assist others in defeating any technical copyright protections

Rights and Responsibilities

We encourage members to report abuse or violations of the Code of Conduct on our service to us.

We encourage parents to be aware of and help exercise control over content posted by and activities of their children to keep them safe online. For some parts of the service, parents can set family settings that control the child’s account and activity on the service.

Microsoft is not responsible for the content or activities in any user-created Zune profile page, Zune card or Zune forum.  The decision to view or engage all content is yours and we advise you to use your judgment.

Some areas of Zune.net may post Internet Web-site links. Please be advised that Microsoft is not responsible for the content on the Web sites associated with these links. Some content and links on the Internet may contain adult content and may not be suitable for children.

Microsoft reserves the right to amend or change the Code of Conduct at any time without notice by posting the revised Code of Conduct on the site, and we encourage you to periodically review these guidelines to ensure you are in compliance.  We will indicate at the top of this Code of Conduct the date such document was last updated, and any changes will be effective immediately upon posting.

Termination and Cancellation

Microsoft reserves the right to immediately terminate or suspend a user for violations.

If you violate this Code of Conduct or the Zune Terms of Service, action may be taken against your account. Some offenses warrant an immediate account cancellation without warning. If you create an inappropriate Zune tag you may be required to change it. If you use an inappropriate motto, we may delete it and you may be temporarily locked out of your account. If we are notified that you have posted inappropriate content of any kind, it will be removed, and your account may be suspended or terminated. Microsoft is not obligated to send you a warning before these actions occur. Microsoft is not obligated to monitor every post, but we have the right to remove any post or take action against any user.

Microsoft reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to review and remove user-created services and content at will and without notice, and delete postings or ban participants that are deemed objectionable.

Thank you for joining the Social and honoring this Code of Conduct!